Veľké Vozokany

Veľké Vozokany (Hungarian: Nagyvezekény) is a village and municipality in Zlaté Moravce District of the Nitra Region, in western-central Slovakia.

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1209. The community of Veľké Vozokany is certified to have existed by 1228. The Roman Catholic St. Nicolas Church is originally a Gothic structure that received Baroque modifications in 1742 and was further rebuilt in the 19th century. The whole settlement was once a property of the Abbey of Hronský Beňadik.

On August 26, 1652, one of the most significant battles against the Turks in the region was fought here, at a place called Lech near Starý háj (“Old Grove“). Ádám Forgách, then commander of the fortress of Nové Zámky, bravely led his troops, supported by local people and the garrisons of Vráble and Levice against Turkish troops commanded by Mustafa. Despite outnumbering their enemy almost three times, the Turks suffered a bitter defeat. The four Esterházy brothers were among those killed in battle and they were buried on November 26, 1652 in the crypt of Trnava's University Church. The battlefield was marked by a 5-metre-tall (16 ft) obelisk commemorating the victory and the sacrifice of the four brothers, erected in 1734. In 1896 it was replaced by the memorial we can see today—a white travertine pedestal with a bronze sculpture of a lion crushing a Turkish battle flag. The pedestal bears a Latin inscription that reads: “Hold on, traveller, and read!“. Author is Vojtech Markup.

It has a population of 426 people (31 December 2024).^[5]

In year 2021 was 448 people by ethnicity 440 as Slovak, 6 as Not found out, 4 as Czech, 1 as Jewish, 1 as Ukrainian, 1 as Romani and 1 as Rusyn.

Note on population

The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live. For example, a student is a citizen of a village because he has permanent residence there (he lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

In year 2021 was 448 people by religion 375 from Roman Catholic Church, 55 from None, 5 from Not found out, 4 from Greek Catholic Church, 3 from Ad hoc movements, 2 from Other, 2 from Evangelical Church, 1 from Islam and 1 from Baptists Church.

In the village is brass music band, singing group Lipa, children singing club Vozokanček and a theater group.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 181 metres (594 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 9.87 km² (3.81 sq mi) (2024).^[9]